After Yan's father left, Lin Jingyi rested for a while, and then it was lunchtime. He didn't know if Nie Shuangshuang was awake or not. During this time, Lin Jingyi had lunch with Nie Shuangshuang.

She sat in the courtyard for a while, and then she saw Nie Shuangshuang and Xiaoling come to Lin Jingyi's courtyard.

Lin Jingyi stepped forward to greet Nie Shuangshuang, wanting to take her hand, but she dodged it: "Shuangshuang, did you rest well?"

Lin Jingyi wasn't annoyed; he asked with concern.

Nie Shuangshuang looked embarrassed and said, "Yes, thank you for your concern, Brother Yan."

"Do we need to thank each other now? Shuangshuang, do you understand my feelings?"

Lin Jingyi pretended to be provoked by Nie Shuangshuang's dodging action and polite words, and was eager to express his feelings to her.

“Brother Yan, I…” Nie Shuangshuang panicked for a moment, but was interrupted by Lin Jingyi.

"You are about to avenge your great enemy, do you still have any concerns? Or... do you have no feelings for me?" A faint sadness flashed across Lin Jingyi's expression.

“I…” Nie Shuangshuang waved her hand helplessly, not knowing what to say.

Yes, she... was about to kill her enemy, but she felt no joy, only a dull and painful feeling.

Seeing Nie Shuangshuang's expression, Lin Jingyi took it as a tacit agreement, and turned away from her in disappointment, refusing to look at her.

"In that case, please go back. I, Yan Zhao, am still your elder brother Yan, but there is a difference between men and women. It would damage your reputation for you to dine with a man like me."

Nie Shuangshuang clutched her clothes tightly, head bowed in thought, finally looking up at Lin Jingyi's back as if making a decision:

"How does Brother Yan know that Shuangshuang has no feelings for you?"

After saying this, Nie Shuangshuang continued to lower her head.

She felt sorry for Wuji, but Wuji was imprisoned.

Yan Zhao is the young master of Yanxue Manor and the brother Wuji whom he defeated. Only by restraining him can Wuji be saved.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jingyi quickly turned around and walked to Nie Shuangshuang in two quick steps, pulling her into his arms as if he were overwhelmed with joy.

While hugging Nie Shuangshuang, Lin Jingyi asked incredulously, "Really? Shuangshuang, you love me?"

He bent down to look into her eyes, as if trying to find the answer in her eyes.

Now, Nie Shuangshuang feels no emotion when facing Yan Zhao. Ever since he hurt her brother Yan, she has never wanted to see the man in front of her again.

However, in order to rescue her brother Wuji, she had to go against her instincts and pretend to like him.

Seeing Lin Jingyi staring at her, Nie Shuangshuang pretended to be shy, lowered her head, and softly hummed in agreement.

After receiving a response, Lin Jingyi hugged Nie Shuangshuang even tighter.

Nie Shuangshuang winced in pain; how could this man be so reckless?

"Brother Yan... it hurts."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jingyi relaxed his grip a little and said apologetically to Nie Shuangshuang, "I'm sorry, Shuangshuang, I got too excited."

As he spoke, Lin Jingyi released Nie Shuangshuang and looked up to see the servants bringing the food into the room. Lin Jingyi then pulled Nie Shuangshuang into the room and sat down around the table.

It was already winter, and the weather was getting colder, so the two of them moved their lunch from outside to inside.

Soon the dining table was filled with Yan Zhao's favorite dishes. Lin Jingyi took two bowls of rice handed over by the servants, placed one bowl in front of Nie Shuangshuang, and used his chopsticks to pick up a piece of vegetables for her.

During the meal, Lin Jingyi kept putting food on Nie Shuangshuang's plate, and Nie Shuangshuang ate it very politely, taking small bites and then not eating anymore.

After finishing their meal, the two sat down and chatted for a while.

Afterwards, Lin Jingyi took Nie Shuangshuang to the dungeon to see Mo Wuji.

Lin Jingyi led Nie Shuangshuang along, and Nie Shuangshuang remained silent the whole way, her expression somewhat solemn.

She led Nie Shuangshuang to a guarded courtyard.

Nie Shuangshuang: "Brother Yan, where is this? Aren't we going to see Mo Wuji?"

Nie Shuangshuang was puzzled; this courtyard didn't look like a dungeon.

Lin Jingyi deliberately kept her in suspense, saying mysteriously, "Don't worry, just come with me."

"Young Master." The two guards standing at the gate of the courtyard greeted Lin Jingyi with a cupped-hand salute.

"Yes, you've worked hard. I'll go in and check on the members of the Demonic Cult I captured last night," Lin Jingyi nodded to the two guards and said.

"Yes." After the two responded, one opened a door on one side, and Lin Jingyi pulled Nie Shuangshuang inside.

Xiao Yue and Xiao Ling stayed outside to wait.

Nie Shuangshuang followed behind Lin Jingyi, discreetly observing the surrounding layout.

Upon entering the courtyard, both sides were bare and there was nothing inside. There was a door with only one guard in front of it.

The guard opened the door for Lin Jingyi to enter. Inside, it was a standard guest room layout, with a wardrobe, bed, table and chairs, etc.

Lin Jingyi opened the wardrobe, but what was inside was not clothes, but the entrance to a space.

Nie Shuangshuang was shocked.

At first, she wondered why Yan Zhao would open the wardrobe, but when she saw the space inside, she understood. This was the real dungeon of Yanxue Manor.

What was she doing at the place she went to this morning? Nie Shuangshuang felt a little scared when she thought about it, but thankfully no one knew.

It was a bit dark when you went through the cabinet door. Nie Shuangshuang tugged at Lin Jingyi's clothes, but Lin Jingyi held her hand instead. The space inside was bright and spacious.

Lin Jingyi pulled Nie Shuangshuang inside. There were many rooms inside, and from the outside, one could see the members of the Demonic Sect imprisoned there.

They were sitting, lying down, or sitting in a circle discussing something.

Those who saw Lin Jingyi enter all stood up and glared at him angrily, their expressions filled with deep hatred.

"Yan Zhao, let us out, or our Demonic Sect will not let you get away with this," a member of the Demonic Sect threatened Lin Jingyi from inside the prison.

Lin Jingyi raised an eyebrow and said disdainfully, "Your Demonic Sect leader is in my hands, and you dare to spout nonsense in front of me?"

After that, the member of the demonic sect seemed to be afraid and stopped targeting Lin Jingyi, instead turning his attention to Nie Shuangshuang: "Miss Nie, you're now getting involved with this Yan Zhao. How can you face our sect leader?"

Nie Shuangshuang recognized the speaker as the Left Protector of the Demonic Sect, Mo Wuji's second-in-command.

Upon hearing the Left Protector's words, Nie Shuangshuang regretted coming with Yan Zhao. But now that she had been discovered, she could only shrink back and hide behind Lin Jingyi, ignoring the Left Protector.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jingyi seemed quite interested and asked the Left Protector, "Mo Wuji is Shuangshuang's enemy who wiped out her clan. No matter what, it was Mo Wuji who wronged her. Your Demonic Sect is truly laughable."

"Bullshit! Nie Shuangshuang is our future leader's wife. The leader was originally going to marry her, but Miss Nie ran away. Our leader came here..."

"Tu Tian...shut up."

Before the Left Protector could say anything more, a weak yet cold voice came from not far ahead.

The Left Protector also stopped speaking when that voice fell.

Lin Jingyi wanted to hear more scoops, but the voice stopped.

She sighed inwardly with regret.

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